The Joker: [after shooting Bruce Wayne] Why is it everytime I come for you somebody always gets in the way?
Americans have been remarkably devoted to the capacity for belief, to idealism. That's why we get into trouble all the time. We're always viewed as naive.
Most of the managers are lifetime .220 hitters. For years pitchers have been getting these managers out 75% of the time and that's why they don't like us.
We've always idealized youth and then destroyed youth. That has happened since the beginning of time, and I'm fascinated by why we do that.
Both young children and old people have a lot of time on their hands. That's probably why they get along so well.
Why do born-again people so often make you wish they'd never been born the first time?
Doors open to you every time you get a different role. So, yeah, the research is my passion; that's why I keep doing it.
That's why I think the 'Scarpetta' series has worked so well because people like spending time with this character.
I'm one Pia Zadora, the same way all the time. That's why I'm happy. It took me a long time to get to the point where could be myself all the time.
I think I'm a writer, and it's my job. People in other professions are expected to do their jobs all the time. Why shouldn't I?
It could get saturated or monotonous if I would do the same characters again and again. That is why, to save myself from that feeling, I take time out to choose roles that excite me.
People don't know this, but I'm going through a lot every time I walk on stage, which is part of doing theater. That's why it's so addictive, I must say.
You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand?
One of the reasons why you like to do your own drawings is, your style changes over time. And there's something about that that keeps it fresh to the viewer.
Why are we born? We're born eventually to die, of course. But what happens between the time we're born and we die? We're born to live. One is a realist if one hopes.
Violence against embassies and civilians must be categorically condemned. At the same time, we must attempt to understand why such events occur.
I would prefer to abandon the terminology of the past. 'Superpower' is something which we used during the cold war time. Why use it now?
If I can write a book that will help the world make a little more sense to a teen, then that's why I was put on the planet.
I made 22 million in 14 years... with taxes, and travel and everything else, it gets blown out the window... which is why I still need to work.
Why can't a woman be a little cooler in her emotions and a little quieter and more repressed without it being a huge thing? I've actually always quite enjoyed that, to tell you the truth.
Doctor Harris: I blew it didn't I? Why didn't I concur?